Cost of living comparison

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Tirana vs. The Valley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of The Valley, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
The Valley
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $12.05
ALL960
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $12.05
ALL960
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.04
ALL162

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
The Valley
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.15
ALL92
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.73
ALL536
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.27
ALL659

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
The Valley
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $8.19
ALL653
Monthly public transit pass ?? $19.28
ALL1,537
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $34,989.79
ALL3M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
The Valley
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $18.93
ALL1,508
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $838.35
ALL66,805
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $548.59
ALL43,715

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
The Valley
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $312.88
ALL24,932
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,810.16
ALL463K

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
The Valley
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.01
ALL240
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.11
ALL168
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.46
ALL355

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
The Valley
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $68.30
ALL5,443
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $47.45
ALL3,781
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $107.71
ALL8,583

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2026
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